Montgomery County commissioners’ Chairman Josh Shapiro assists county employee Craig Moser install a new bollard in honor of fallen Plymouth police Officer Brad Fox along the Schuylkill River Trail Monday, June 16, 2014. The bollards were donated by the Conshohocken-Plymouth-Whitemarsh Rotary Club. Photo by Gene Walsh/Times Herald Staff.

PLYMOUTH — Two of the four bollards donated to the Schuylkill River Trail by the Conshohocken-Plymouth-Whitemarsh Rotary Club stand a few hundred feet from the Brad Fox Memorial and were dedicated to his memory at a ceremony Monday.

Bollards are poles placed on bike and running trails to prevent cars from driving on the trails.

“As Rotarians, we’re always looking for ways to serve our communities globally, nationally, statewide and right here in Montgomery County,” said Tom Cassidy, president of the CPW Rotary. “When exploring opportunities to give something back to the Plymouth-Whitemarsh-Conshohocken area, improvements to the Schuylkill River Trail seemed like an obvious choice.”

The trail is an important area for bikers, walkers, runners and people who just want to get out to see the scenery the trail has to offer, Cassidy said.

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“The trail is so well-used that making improvements to safety quickly became our focus. These bollards were designed to prevent cars from driving on the trail, hereby keeping everyone on it safe,” he said.

As someone living in the community, he said, it is impossible to think of the section of the Schuylkill River Trail in Plymouth Township without thinking of Fox.

“As Rotarians, one of our core aspects of our mission is service above self,” he said. “Officer Fox most certainly shared that belief with us and on Sept. 13, 2012, he lost his life remaining true to it. While serving and protecting our community, Officer Fox was tragically killed on duty on the eve of his 35th birthday. Though our service cannot hold a candle to that which Officer Fox gave, we knew there was no better place for these bollards to be installed.”

The Rotary Club also unveiled a plaque that hangs along a wooden fence to the side of the bollards and dedicates them to Officer Fox’s memory in the hope that they keep trail users safe.

Montgomery County commissioners’ Chairman Josh Shapiro said this is one of the small ways of continuing to honor Fox.

“I recall speaking at the time when we unveiled the memorial to Officer Fox and said that we would never forget and the community would, in small ways, would continue to come together and honor Brad’s memory,” Shapiro said. “Today is yet another example of that, when we come together to put these bollards up in a partnership with the Rotary Club in memory of Brad. It is yet another example about how this Montgomery County community will never forget Officer Fox.”

Commissioners’ Vice Chairwoman Leslie Richards echoed Shapiro’s remarks by saying that she uses the trail often and is reminded of Fox every time.

“This is a trail that I am on often,’ she said. “I biked into work just two weeks ago, and I saw the bollards in construction in getting here. Every time I bike by here or walk by here I will think of Officer Fox and I will think of how the community came together and how the Plymouth Township police officers protect us every day,” Richards said.

Commissioner Bruce L. Castor Jr. told the crowd he is glad the camaraderie that is often found in law enforcement is spreading out.

“It’s no secret that law enforcement is a very tight-knit group and there’s a lot of camaraderie that goes along with it,” Castor said. “The stepping up of the community, the Rotarians and others shows that camaraderie is spreading out because people of Montgomery County respect and rely on their police so heavily and they realize the sacrifices that they make every day.”

Along with members of the rotary club, and the Montgomery County commissioners, the event was attended by officers from the Plymouth Township police department, District Attorney Risa Ferman and Sam Gallen, chief of the Montgomery County Detective Bureau.